Friends and family of an 18-year-old high school student who died after a party are devastated and in disbelief.

"Another kick in the teeth for the family", is how the father of teenager William Lewis has described a parole hearing for his son's killer.

One person is dead after their car crashed into a parked vehicle on a rural road near Timaru today.

A person has been killed in a quad bike accident on a farm in Timaru this afternoon, police say.

A commercial fisherman who drowned off the coast of Timaru was likely thrown into the water when his boat capsized in rising winds, a coroner has ruled.

Fire investigators are looking into the causes of fires in Timaru and Christchurch overnight.

A 62-year-old job seeker who is accusing an energy firm of age discrimination has won a legal battle to view the CVs of the people who beat him to the job.

A speeding driver clocked at 207 km/h near Timaru has been made to sell his car by his angry parents.

A waterfront dispute has broken out between two of New Zealand's biggest ports, arguing about who is the best.

A policeman's speed gun went into overdrive as a driver was clocked at 207km/h just north of Timaru.

Police in North Otago are "desperately" seeking witnesses to help shed light on how a man was left paralysed for life after becoming tangled in a boating rope.

Life is never dull on the road with Grant the Cook, writes Jason Burgess.

Seven Fonterra workers treated after a toxic fumes scare today have all been discharged from hospital, and five have already returned to work.

Farmers, shopkeepers, police officers and a mayor have volunteered to play "bad guys" in a large-scale realistic war game.

A dead humpback whale spotted off the Timaru coast about two weeks ago has now washed up on the boulder beach between the sea and Lake Wainono, near Waimate.

A five-and-a-half week old baby who died after a car crash in South Canterbury has been named as Amadeus Tutunoa of Timaru.

The circumstances around an accident which claimed the life of a 4-week-old baby boy, and caused only minor injuries to others in the car, will be investigated by a coroner.

Police will be talking today to the parents of a four-week-old baby who died in a car crash near Timaru last night.

Police have named a Timaru man who was crushed to death by his car while trying to remove the oil filter.

Fire crews are continuing to dampen down a large fire at the Timaru Port. The blaze started around 4pm yesterday at the Sanford Limited's cold store.